| It's hard to believe that there are
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| | Automated Engineering (CAE). I showed him
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| people in today's workforce who don't
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| | how to drag electronic components from a
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| know how to use a computer. In today's
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| | library, use the mouse to draw circuit
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| society, being computer illiterate is
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| | paths, make the computer simulate the
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| equivalent to being functionally
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| | function of the circuit, and then make
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| illiterate. Obviously no one reading this
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| | the computer layout a pc board for the
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| article is computer illiterate, but maybe
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| | circuit.He was able to easily master
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| you know someone who thinks they can
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| | complex technology because he now
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| avoid computers and still be successful
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| | understood that he wasn't stupid.
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| at work.Let me tell you a story about a
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| | Computers ARE complex. When he needed
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| good friend of mine back when I worked at
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| | help, he studied the help files or asked
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| Motorola. The company moved the
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| | someone for help. Eventually, his CAE
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| manufacturing of automobile alternators
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| | skills became known and I lost him to
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| offshore, resulting in his transfer to my
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| | another manager. "His last stop before
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| department. Although he had about 20
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| | being booted out the door?" I don't think
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| years with the company, this was to be
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| | so. There's no way Motorola is going to
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| his last stop before being booted out the
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| | let this valuable employee get away.Even
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| door.He was assigned to me as an
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| | though it's the programmers fault that
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| Electronics Technician, and the first
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| | computers and software are too complex,
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| assignment that I gave him was to lay out
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| | that doesn't relieve you of all
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| a small printed circuit (pc) board. It
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| | responsibility. You must make an effort.
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| was a tiny circuit for a tester, so
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| | Like my friend at Motorola, you must
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| computer drafting was not required. He
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| | study the help files or ask someone for
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| could just sketch it out on paper. After
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| | help when you need it. Not only must you
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| several days, he came back to me
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| | study the help files, but you must also
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| explaining that he didn't have the
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| | be willing to "try things".Many people
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| technical ability to lay out a pc
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| | fear that if they click on the wrong
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| board.An Electronics Technician that
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| | thing, the computer will blow up and they
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| couldn't lay out a simple pc board? Don't
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| | will be blamed for it. A properly
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| all Electronics Technicians make little
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| | designed software application prevents
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| hobby circuits at home? At least all the
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| | the user from making a fatal mistake,
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| technicians I knew did.I explained that
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| | either by making it impossible, or by
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| he needed to draw outlines of the
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| | providing a warning message. A properly
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| components and then use the schematic to
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| | designed application lets the user "back
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| draw lines between the components
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| | out of" or reverse any action. One of the
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| connections. Then, maybe rearrange the
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| | best ways to learn is to "try things". If
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| components if that would result in fewer
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| | the computer blow ups because you made a
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| crossing paths. I also explained
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| | mistake, you're using improperly designed
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| something much more profound, how to deal
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| | software.When you're learning how to
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| with the complexity of technology.Many
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| | perform a function with a computer, if
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| people, when they come into contact with
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| | you expect you may need to perform that
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| technology, consider themselves too
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| | same function again, take notes. No one
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| stupid to deal with it. Technology is
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| | will think you're stupid if you take
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| only for geniuses and geeks. Sometimes
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| | notes. But if you keep asking over and
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| technology is too complex, but it's not
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| | over again how to perform the same
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| because people are stupid, it's because
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| | function, they will think you're too
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| the technology is poorly designed.For
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| | stupid to take notes.When I worked at
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| example, take software, like a graphics
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| | Motorola, I used a technique called
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| program, spreadsheet or database. Is the
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| | "strokes" to make symbols appear and move
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| intended user of the software a computer
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| | around the computer screen like magic.
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| programmer, or an average person? These
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| | Some people called me the "Electronic
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| applications are intended for use by an
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| | God". How did I get so good? I tried
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| average person. If an application is too
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| | things. I failed. I studied. I tried
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| complex for the average person, the
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| | again. I understood that technology IS
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| application is at fault - not the
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| | complex. So what?In today's society,
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| user.Why are most computers and software
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| | being computer illiterate is equivalent
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| applications too complex for the average
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| | to being functionally illiterate. Make
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| person? Because they are designed by
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| | the effort to study the help files and to
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| programmers who are under pressure to get
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| | "try things". Don't get discouraged or
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| the product out the door. Does the
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| | blame yourself if you don't succeed on
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| application have simple, easy-to-use help
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| | the first try. The computer won't blow up
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| files? Software developers consider help
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| | if you make a mistake. You can't be
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| files even less important than
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| | successful at work if you fail to embrace
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| application usability.- The bottom line
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| | computers and technology.Copyright(C)
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| is, people are not stupid - computers and
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| | 2004 Bucaro TecHelp.Permission is granted
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| software applications ARE too complex.In
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| | for the below article to forward,
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| today's world, where workers are required
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| | reprint, distribute, use for ezine,
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| to use computers and technology, how can
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| | newsletter, website, offer as free bonus
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| they deal with the complexity? Back to
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| | or part of a product for sale as long as
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| the story about my friend at
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| | no changes are made and the byline,
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| Motorola.After receiving my instructions,
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| | copyright, and the resource box below is
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| he successfully completed the pc board
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| | included.
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| layout. I then introduced him to Computer
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